Mount Ayr, KS town hall & government
Mount Ayr spent $13,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $394 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Ayr's government.
Where Mount Ayr's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 95%
- From the state 5%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mount Ayr collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Paradise Unified School District 399
Mount Ayr's K–12 school district, shared with Liberty, Natoma, Natoma, Paradise, Round Mound and Waldo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 31%
- State 62%
- Federal 8%
Of the $26,351 per pupil, $17,124 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Also serving Mount Ayr: Osborne County Unified School District 392 ($15,953 per pupil).
Which schools Mount Ayr kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Ayr pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Mount Ayr's government
Who represents Mount Ayr
Mount Ayr is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.